抗Ⅱ型登革病毒蛋白抗体的制备和特点分析

本研究旨在制备和鉴定小鼠抗Ⅱ型登革病毒（DENV‐2）10种蛋白的抗体,为后续相关研究提供实验材料。利用真核表达载体pReceiver构建DENV‐210种蛋白的重组质粒,提取质粒 DNA ,肌内注射免疫小鼠,共免疫4次。末次免疫后2周取小鼠血清,利用DENV‐2感染的Vero细胞和DENV‐2各蛋白的稳定表达细胞,通过酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）、间接免疫荧光法（IFA）和蛋白免疫印迹法评价免疫效果,分析抗体的特点。DNA免疫小鼠后获得抗DENV‐210种蛋白的抗血清,抗体效价波动于1∶400～1∶16127之间,以抗E蛋白抗体效价最高,达1∶16127,而抗NS3、NS4b、NS5蛋白抗体效价较低,仅为1∶400。利用DENV‐2感染的Vero细胞和稳定表达病毒蛋白的EAhy926细胞进行IFA染色,抗DENV‐2各蛋白的抗血清均可特异性识别DENV‐2抗原。蛋白免疫印迹结果显示,抗E、NS1、NS4b和NS5蛋白抗体能识别热变性蛋白,其他抗血清未呈现阳性反应条带。本研究提示,DNA免疫小鼠所获得的抗DENV‐2各蛋白抗体能特异性识别自然感染或模拟自然感染状态下的DENV‐2蛋白,可为后续相关研究提供工具,也表明DNA免疫法可作为抗体制备的一种策略。     

抗登革病毒NS1单抗的制备及检测NS1方法的建立

制备抗登革病毒NS1蛋白单克隆抗体,建立检测NS1的ELISA方法。表达1~4型登革病毒NS1蛋白,将1型NS1蛋白纯化后免疫BALB/c小鼠,通过杂交瘤技术制备单克隆抗体。经ELISA、Western blotting、间接免疫荧光筛选和鉴定单克隆抗体,进行纯化和HRP标记。通过鉴定每两株单抗之间是否存在竞争作用,选择非竞争单抗组合并建立NS1捕获法ELISA。结果获得7株高滴度抗NS1单抗,捕获法ELISA可以检出10ng/mL NS1。原核表达登革病毒NS1蛋白制备的单抗可以和天然病毒抗原反应,NS1捕获法ELISA可以用于登革病毒感染检测。     

登革病毒交叉反应性单克隆抗体的制备及特异性研究

近年来全球登革疫情严峻,而针对登革疫苗的研究一直进展缓慢,尚无有效的疫苗或治疗性药物,被动免疫逐渐成为研究热点。本研究旨在通过制备登革病毒(Dengue virus,DENV)交叉反应性单克隆抗体(Monoclonal antibody,mAb)并鉴定其特异性,期望为登革病毒的被动免疫治疗及疫苗的研发提供一定的物质基础和参考。本研究采用4种DENV联合免疫BALB/c小鼠,取免疫小鼠脾细胞与SP2/0骨髓瘤细胞进行融合,采用有限稀释法对阳性孔细胞进行筛选,获得DENV交叉反应性mAb。采用腹水诱生法对其中的一株mAb进行了大量制备和纯化,鉴定其Ig亚类,通过间接法酶联免疫吸附试验(Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,ELISA)检测了mAb对4种血清型DENV的有效滴度,通过间接免疫荧光试验(Immunofluorence assay,IFA)和蛋白质印迹(Western Blot,WB)对其特异性进行鉴定,通过噬斑减少中和试验(Plaque reduction neutralization test,PRNT)检测了mAb的中和能力。结果显示成功获得3株DENV交叉反应性mAb,分别为1G2、2F1、3G9。其中1G2株抗体的Ig亚类为IgG2b,纯化后抗体对DENV1～DENV4的有效滴度分别为1∶640、1∶640、1∶320、1∶320。IFA实验表明所获得的单抗1G2是针对DENV的特异性抗体,与黄热病毒(Yellow fever virus,YFV)、西尼罗河病毒(West Nile virus,WNV)、丙型肝炎病毒(Hepatitis C virus,HCV)和寨卡病毒(Zika virus,ZIKV)之间无交叉反应性;WB结果表明单抗1G2识别的目的蛋白是E蛋白(55～60kD)。PRNT结果表明单抗1G2对4种血清型DENV具有一定的中和活性,DENV1至DENV4的PRNT50分别为1∶80、1∶80、1∶80和1∶40。本研究成功筛选并鉴定到一株可交叉识别4种登革病毒E蛋白的mAb。     

Ⅰ～Ⅳ型登革病毒包膜蛋白B细胞中和表位的鉴定

登革病毒包膜蛋白(Dengue virus envelope protein,DENV E)是诱导中和抗体主要的蛋白,登革病毒包膜蛋白Ⅲ区(Dengue virus envelope protein domainⅢ,DENV EDⅢ)是构建DENV亚单位疫苗的主要靶标,但是其B细胞中和表位目前了解不多。我们采用两组覆盖DENV-1EDⅢ的重叠多肽(12肽和16肽)同27株针对DENV-1EDⅢ中和单抗反应,筛选DENV EDⅢ上B细胞表位。采用该方法,我们发现了一高度保守的Ⅰ～Ⅳ型DENV共同交叉中和B细胞表位和一高度保守的DENV-1血清型特异性B细胞中和表位,分别位于DENV-1E蛋白氨基酸残基序列第309~320位和第381~392位(Amino acid residues 309~320,and 381~392;aa 309~320和381~392)。Ⅰ～Ⅳ型DENV共同交叉中和B细胞表位在Ⅰ～Ⅳ型DENV分离株中存在高度保守共同序列310 KEVAETQHGT319,DENV-1E蛋白中E309、V312、A313和V320不影响蛋白抗原性。DENV-1血清型特异性B细胞中和表位(DENV-1E蛋白氨aa 381~392)在DENV-1分离株中高度保守,在黄病毒属其它病毒中不保守。我们也发现一具有DENV-1分离株特异性的B细胞中和表位位于DENV-1E蛋白氨基酸残基序列第329~348位。这些新发现的DENV-1E蛋白EDⅢ上B细胞中和表位可能有助于研制新的DENV亚单位疫苗。     

登革2型病毒E蛋白结构域III的表达及多克隆抗体制备

登革病毒(Dengue virus,DENV)属于黄病毒科(Flaviviridae),黄病毒属(Flavivirus),为单股正链RNA病毒,有4个不同的血清型(DENV-1,2,3,4),主要通过埃及伊蚊(Aedes aegypti)和白纹伊蚊(Aedes albopictus)传播,可引起登革热、登革出血热、登革休克综合征等多种疾病[1,2]。E蛋白是位于DENV表面的结构蛋白,由495个氨基酸组成,它既含有黄病毒亚群特异的和登革病毒血清型特异的抗原表位,又有与中和,血凝抑制作用有关的抗原表位,是病毒颗粒的主要包膜蛋白[3]。Modis等研究表明,DENV-2型E蛋白以延伸的二聚体形式平铺在病毒表面,折叠成3个不…     

草鱼Ⅲ型呼肠孤病毒NS66抗体制备及应用

[背景]草鱼Ⅲ型呼肠孤病毒(grass carp reovirus,GCRV genotypeⅢ) 104株可导致典型性草鱼出血病,对其编码片段的分析有望为临床免疫学检测提供依据。[目的]研究GCRV104株s6基因节段编码蛋白NS66的可能功能,制备良好的GCRV104株NS66蛋白多克隆抗体并分析其特异性。[方法]PCR方法扩增GCRV104株s6基因片段,并克隆至表达载体pGEX-4T-3,转化到大肠杆菌BL21后用IPTG诱导表达,其产物经SDS-PAGE鉴定分析后,通过纯化获得目的蛋白。然后用纯化的pGEX-4T-3-NS66重组蛋白免疫小鼠,获得Anti pGEX-4T-3-NS66多克隆抗体,Western blot测定抗体效价,Western blotting和间接免疫荧光试验(indirect immunofluorescence assay,IFA)鉴定抗体特异性。[结果]SDS-PAGE分析显示表达的重组蛋白约66 kD,大小与预期相符,主要存在于包涵体中;Western blotting测得制备的多克隆抗体效价大于1:50 000,Western blotting和IFA结果表明,制备的多克隆抗体能特异性识别GCRV104病毒。[结论]GCRV104病毒编码的非结构蛋白NS66可能参与了复制和组装过程,形成病毒包涵体,这为建立GCRV104免疫诊断方法及研究GCRV编码的NS66蛋白的功能奠定了前期基础。     

禽网状内皮组织增殖病病毒gp90蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及其识别区分析

为了制备禽网状内皮组织增殖病病毒(REV)gp90蛋白的单克隆抗体,应用His-gp90融合蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,取免疫鼠的脾细胞与骨髓瘤细胞(SP2/0)进行融合,经过筛选、3次亚克隆后获得3株稳定分泌抗REV-gp90蛋白的单克隆抗体杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为3G5-B8、3G5-A10和1G12。经间接ELISA(Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)方法检测,单克隆抗体的亲和力解离常数(Kd)分别为6.483×10–10、4.844×10–10和9.330×10–10,3株单抗的亚型分别为Ig G1、Ig G1和Ig G2b。经Western blotting和间接免疫荧光实验检测,3株单抗均能识别REV感染DF-1细胞后产生的gp90蛋白。以Western blotting方法利用单抗检测不同截短的gp90蛋白,初步确定3G5-B8和3G5-A10 2株单抗抗原识别区均位于gp90蛋白第200-245位氨基酸,而1G12株单抗识别区包含第230-235位氨基酸。这些单抗为REV的诊断和致病机理研究奠定了基础。     

传染性法氏囊病病毒VP4蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

传染性法氏囊病病毒(IBDV)蛋白VP4在抑制宿主免疫应答中起重要作用,为制备IBDV VP4的单克隆抗体,以实验室保存的融合蛋白His-VP4免疫BALB/c小鼠,经过细胞融合、筛选、亚克隆后获得4株能稳定分泌抗VP4的单抗杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为3B3、3H11、4C8和4G6,经间接ELISA测定4株单抗的亲和力解离常数分别为4.61×10–11、1.71×10–10、4.26×10–11和5.02×10–11,均为高亲和力抗体。4株单抗的重链类型分别为Ig G1、Ig G1、Ig G2b和Ig G1。进一步以Western blotting鉴定,该4株单抗均能特异地识别IBDV的VP4蛋白,间接免疫荧光和Western blotting试验表明4株单抗均能识别IBDV感染DF-1细胞后产生的VP4蛋白。该单抗为检测IBDV以及研究IBDV VP4的生物学作用奠定了基础。     

抗CPV-2a单克隆抗体的制备及双抗体夹心ELISA检测方法的建立

犬细小病毒病是危害养犬业的重要传染病之一,患病犬难以治愈.单克隆抗体治疗此病效果明显,本文介绍了制备抗CPV-2a单克隆抗体的方法.用纯化的犬细小病毒(canine parvovirus,CPV) 2a型分离株免疫新西兰大白兔和Balb/c小鼠制备抗CPV-2a多克隆抗体及单克隆抗体.经亚克隆得到1H9、2B5、2B7和2C7共4株单抗,Western blotting鉴定单抗的免疫反应性;间接ELISA方法检测单抗的特异性.为了快速对犬细小病毒病作出诊断,建立了CPV-2a双抗夹心ELISA方法.兔多抗作为捕获抗体,鼠单抗作为示踪抗体,辣根过氧化物酶标记羊抗鼠IgG作为检测系统;捕获抗体和示踪抗体最佳稀释度分别为1:800和1:2 000;检测系统最佳稀释度为1:4 000.结果表明:所得4株单抗与pET-32a-VP2蛋白发生特异性反应,且与狂犬病毒(RV)、犬温热病毒(CDV)不交叉反应;建立的双抗夹心ELISA方法对病毒的最低检出量为4.375 μg/mL,与美国RB试剂盒相比,符合率为95%.单抗制备为犬细小病毒病的治疗奠定了基础;双抗夹心ELISA方法的建立为疑似粪便样本提供了简单、快速和可靠的检测手段.     

草鱼呼肠孤病毒VP7蛋白单克隆抗体的制备与应用

草鱼呼肠孤病毒(Grass carp reovirus, GCRV)是导致该病的主要病原, 研究将Ⅰ型草鱼呼肠孤病毒GCRV-873株的外衣壳蛋白VP7基因进行原核表达, 获得高度纯化VP7重组蛋白, 通过免疫BALB/c小鼠, 首次制备筛选得到高效价单克隆抗体。结果显示, GCRV-I vp7基因可在原核表达系统中高效表达, 主要以包涵体形式存在, 大小约为40 kD。免疫小鼠后筛选到了5株IgG类型阳性杂交瘤细胞株, 其中3株亚型为IgG1, 2株亚型为IgG2a。Western Blot实验和直接免疫荧光实验显示, 该抗体可特异识别GCRV-873, 并且ELISA检测原核重组蛋白的效价高达204800, 亲和常数为4.04×109。研究制备的VP7蛋白单克隆抗体, 为GCRV-I病毒诊断技术开发及病毒感染机制的深入研究提供实验基础。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.